Across
- 2. a sea spirit in Japanese folklore famous for appearing around Japan and turning once calm seas into rough and choppy- causing ships to wreck.
- 3. a serpent-like monster from Irish folklore known to inhabit many lakes and rivers in Ireland.
- 5. a goddess from Ancient Babylonian mythology that is credited with creating all the monsters in Mesopotamian mythology to avenge the murder of her husband.
- 7. famous sea creature from Norse mythology known as the Midgard Serpent.
- 8. massive cephalopod that was rumored to lurk in the waters of Norway and Greenland.
Down
- 1. a shapeshifting creature from Brazilian folklore that transforms at night from ghastly fish into handsome men and visit the drinking holes to dance halls to seduce women.
- 4. a sea serpent from Philippine mythology is so large it could swallow the moon!
- 6. famous in Greek mythology for using their alluring singing to manipulate sailors into jumping into the water or wrecking their ships along the rocky coast.